GÉRARD GENETTE By Lucie Guillemette and Cynthia Lévesque Université du Québec à TroisRivières http wwwsignosemiocomgenettenarratologyasp ANALYTICAL CATEGORIES Narrative Mood B ID: 245585
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NARRATOLOGYGÉRARD GENETTE
By Lucie Guillemette and Cynthia LévesqueUniversité du Québec à Trois-Rivièreshttp://www.signosemio.com/genette/narratology.aspSlide2
ANALYTICAL CATEGORIESNarrative Mood
B. Narrative InstanceC. Narrative LevelsD. Narrative
TimeSlide3
A. NARRATIVE MOOD Distance Functions of the narratorSlide4
DISTANCE1. Narratized speech Example
: He confided in his friend, telling him about his mother's death.2. Transposed speech, indirect style Example: He confided to his friend that his
mother
had
passed
away
.
3. Transposed speech, free indirect
style
Example
: He confided to his friend: his
mother
had
passed away
.
4. Reported
speech
Example
: He confided to his friend: "My
mother
passed
away."Slide5
THE FUNCTIONS OF THE NARRATOR1. The narrative function2
. The directing function3. The communication function4. The testimonial function5. The ideological
functionSlide6
B. NARRATIVE INSTANCE Narrative Voice Time of the
Narration Narrative Perspective Slide7
NARRATIVE VOICEHomodiegetic NarratorHeterodiegetic Narrator
Autodiegetic NarratorSlide8
TIME OF THE NARRATION1. Subsequent narration2. Prior
narration3. Simultaneous narration 4. Interpolated narrationSlide9
NARRATIVE PERSPECTIVE1. Zero focalization2
. Internal focalization3. External focalizationSlide10
C. NARRATIVE LEVELSEmbedded Narrator
2. MetalepsesSlide11
D. NARRATIVE TIME Order Duration
FrequencySlide12
ORDER1. AnalepsisExample (fictitious): I woke up in a good mood this morning. In my mind were memories of my childhood, with Mum singing every morning, her voice ringing out.
2. ProlepsisExample (fictitious):
How will my adventure in Europe affect me? I will never be able to look at my family and friends in the same way; surely I will become contentious and distant.Slide13
DURATIONPause: NT = n; ST =
0 2. Scene: NT = ST3. Summary: NT < ST
4
. Ellipsis:
NT
= 0; ST =
nSlide14
FREQUENCY1. Singulative narration: 1N / 1S or nN
/ nS 2. Repeating narrative: nN /1S3. Iterative narrative: 1N/nSSlide15
REFERENCES CITED GENETTE, G., Figures III, Paris: Seuil, 1972.
GENETTE, G., Narrative Discourse: An Essay in Method, trans. Jane Lewin, Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1980.GENETTE, G., Nouveau discours du récit, Paris: Seuil, 1983.GENETTE, G., Narrative Discourse Revisited, trans. J. Lewin, Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1980.ANGELET, C. and J. HERMAN, "Narratologie", in M. Delcroix and F. Hallyn (dir.),
Introduction aux études littéraires
, Paris: Duculot, 1987 (consulted but not cited).
REUTER, Y.,
L’analyse du récit
, Paris: Dunod, 1987 (consulted but not cited).